Guildford, Victoria

Guildford
Guildford
Coordinates: 37°09′00″S 144°09′55″E / 37.15000°S 144.16528°E / -37.15000; 144.16528
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
LGA
Location
Population
 • Total333 (2016 census)
Postcode
3451
Localities around Guildford
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Yandoit Guildford Tarilta
Franklinford Mount Franklin and Porcupine Ridge Glenlyon

Guildford is a town in Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria, Australia, situated on the Loddon River. It is located on the Midland Highway between Daylesford and Castlemaine and it is 124 kilometres (77 mi) north-west of Melbourne. The population recorded at the 2016 census was 333.

Facilities in the town include a post office (in a building dating from 1901), hotel, community hall, a cricket ground and a general store.

It is thought that the town was named after Guildford in England.